Sometimes I Just Want To Lick David

We Make Music For A Living. Like I've Always Said, If You Like What You're Doing, You're Halfway There; If Someone Else Likes It, That's Even Better. If They Don't Like It, At Least You Like It. Not To Be Selfish, But You Kind Of Have To Be.

When Van Halen Started Out, There Was No Path To Fame. We Just Played What We Liked. Even Today It Always Comes Down To The Simplicity Of Rock And Roll.

I Can't Read Music. Instead, I'd Do Stuff Inside The Piano, Do Harmonics And All Kinds Of Crazy Things. They Used To Put Me In These Annual Piano Contests Down At Long Beach City College, And Two Years In A Row, I Won First Prize - Out Of Like 5,000 Kids!

It Comes Back To The Same Old Question People Are Always Asking Me: 'when Are You Going To Do A Solo Record?' Well, If I Did, It Would Probably Be Similar To 'baluchitherium,' Meaning It Would Be Van Halen Music - Which I Write Anyway - But Without Singing.

If Your Going To Learn To Play Lead Guitar, Get An Electric Guitar .. It Doesn't Have To Be An Expensive One .. Acoustic Guitars Aren't Good For Learning Lead, Because You Can't Play Up Very High On The Neck And They Take Heavier-gauge Strings Which Makes It Hard To Bend Notes